25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs.
Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-32)We have here the parable of the prodigal son, the scope of which is the same with those before, to show how pleasing to God the conversion of sinners is, of great sinners, and how ready he is to receive and entertain such, upon their repentance; but the circumstances of the parable do much more largely and fully set forth the riches of gospel grace than those did, and it has been, and will be whil…
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